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Joe Manchin
Joe Manchin
stated on August 26, 2022 a tweet
West Virginia is poised to “receive $25M for 160 orphaned well clean-up projects across the state.”
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By Faithlyn Graham, Hannah McNelly • November 10, 2022
Jennifer McClellan
Jennifer McClellan
stated on February 15, 2022 an op-ed.
“More than half of Virginia’s school buildings are older than 50 years.”
True
By Warren Fiske • February 18, 2022
Iowa Senate Democrats
Iowa Senate Democrats
stated on January 5, 2022 a statement on Facebook
Gov. Kim Reynolds, touting $210 million for Iowa broadband, “failed to mention these are actually federal funds approved by Rep. Cindy Axne and signed into law by President Joe Biden.”
True
January 11, 2022
Cindy Axne
Cindy Axne
stated on November 5, 2021 a tweet
“Iowa ranks 45th in the U.S. for internet connectivity."
True
November 12, 2021
Craig Thompson
Craig Thompson
stated on July 5, 2021 TV interview
"We’ve got 115,000 miles of roads in this state and 90% is owned by the locals.”
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By D.L. Davis • August 20, 2021
Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom
stated on February 12, 2019 a State of the State Address
"More than a million Californians" do not have "clean water to bathe in or drink."
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By Chris Nichols • February 14, 2019
Gwen Moore
Gwen Moore
stated on January 14, 2015 a newspaper opinion piece
Federal officials declared that grant funds "could be used only for Milwaukee's streetcar project," meaning it "isn’t possible" to redirect the money to "other modes of public transportation or to our public schools."
True
By Dave Umhoefer • January 19, 2015
Steven King
Steven King
stated on January 5, 2014 a TV interview
"We’ve had the private sector more than double the investment that was made by the public sector" at Quonset Business Park.
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By John Hill • January 22, 2014
Jackie Dingfelder
Jackie Dingfelder
stated on March 4, 2013 a floor speech
Says, "I-205, six miles of which runs through my district, already carries more traffic than I-5."
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By Christian Gaston • March 12, 2013
Mike Polensek
Mike Polensek
stated on January 15, 2013 a television interview
"It is ironic that (First Energy Corp. is) going to have a name on our (football stadium) where we (Cleveland Public Power) supply the electricity."
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By Tom Feran • January 23, 2013
Deepwater Wind
Deepwater Wind
stated on December 12, 2012 a Tweet
"Did U know? Block Island Wind Farm would mean 40% est. drop in BI electric rates."
True
By John Hill • December 29, 2012
Charlie Hales
Charlie Hales
stated on April 30, 2012 a debate
Say that under state law, "systems development charges can only be spent on capital investment."
True
By Janie Har • May 5, 2012
Steve Cohen
Steve Cohen
stated on November 3, 2011 a speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives.
The United States is no longer "top nation in the globe on infrastructure," having fallen to 15th.
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By Tom Humphrey • January 25, 2012
Sam Olens
Sam Olens
stated on August 4, 2011 a talk at the Atlanta Press Club
There are cities and counties in Georgia that don’t have websites, and where elected officials don’t have email addresses.
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By Willoughby Mariano • August 12, 2011
Ohio Department of Transportation
Ohio Department of Transportation
stated on October 25, 2010 a news release
"Demand for transportation choice is on the rise, with 14 percent more Ohioans riding passenger trains over the past year."
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By Joe Guillen • November 24, 2010
George Voinovich
George Voinovich
stated on November 8, 2010 a news release
Says that the federal gas tax has not been raised since 1993.
True
By Stephen Koff • November 11, 2010
Marcy Kaptur
Marcy Kaptur
stated on October 25, 2010 testimony given at a public hearing
Electric utility FirstEnergy's annual revenues are greater "than the GDP of Haiti, Kyrgyzstan, Iceland, or 15 African nations."
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By Sabrina Eaton • November 10, 2010